
bitbank moves up BTC deposit and withdrawal halt as eCash hard fork accelerates
- —BTC operations halt moved to 17:00 Oct 29 from Oct 30
- —Resumption moved to 19:00 Oct 30 from Nov 2
- —Hard fork by Paul Sztorc and LayerTwo Labs creates eCash (ECX)
- —Distribution and listing of ECX remain undecided
Why it matters: The fork affects BTC holders on exchanges, with the outage window and the fate of the new ECX token still unresolved.
Source: CoinDesk Japan